Color name of Grigio Ingrid

No sure what the old paint code for that color would be.

If your car is an early (approx. mid-69) production 330 GTS, the Grigo's for it probably are:

Grigio Argento 20.265/25.090
Grigio Ferro 106.E.8
Grigio Fumo 20.294
Grigio Notte 106.E.28

For a later car:

Grigio Argento 2.443.048
Grigio Le Sancy 2.443.009
Grigio Orthello 2.448.813
Girgio Mahmoud 2.443.931

The "8" in x.xx8.xxx in Grigio Orthello looks a bit suspect, but maybe it's ok.

I'm sure someone on FerrariChat probably has an original paint chart somewhere.

Steve

 

Hello Folks,

The original color of the 375 MM that was build for Roberto Rosslini / Ingrid Bergmann was a light blue.

The wonderful grey was painted in a restoration in the 70's a was a colour from GM (I think for the corvette).

Grigio Ingrid is a markteing name. Ms. Bergmann never saw her 375 MM in this colour.

Hope this helps. Information is from magazine "FerrariWorld". Details tomorrow if noone else replies.

Till

 

Ferrari color "Dino Silver" is very "alive" similar to DB-180 Mercedes Benz 300 SL color.

 

The Rosselini 375s are my favorites.

Regards,

Art S.

 

Back again.

The source of my information is a readers letter in the german issue Nr. 49 of FerrariWorld. The author is Sven Girgensohn from Badenheim, Germany:
"....the chosen colour is from a then original colour-palette for the Chevrolet Corvette of GM."

Perhaps this helps...but painting a Ferrari in a GM-colour?

Till.

 

I've heard she never even took delivery of the car, let alone drive it. Is that true?

 

I've heard that too...
But it's such a nice story to tell: a wedding present for Ingrid.

If you search 0456 AM, the sn of this car you find this older thread:
What Else Do We Know About 0456AM?

Interessting post of MJarretR (sorry, I don't know how to link to a certain post):

Hi Wayne,

Here is some info that I have on the period of 0456AM's history that you are interested in.

54/july/17 - entered "P F" plant
54/oct/17 - Paris Show car
54/dec/27 - Roberto Rossellini, Italy for $6,000 (Ingrid Bergman never took delivery)
57/apr/15 - John Treadwell, Rome, Italy
57/june - John Koontz, San Francisco, CA
.. - Ron Hill, Denver, CO
60 - Harry Woodnorth, Chicago, IL
61 - Doris Schleicher, Oak Park, IL
68-78 - sat in Hal Ulrich's shop in Evanston, IL. awaiting restoration
78 - Wayne Golomb, Springfield IL

I believe that when Mr. Golomb got the car it had not been restored at all up to that point, however, you would need to check with Mr. Golomb on that point. I'm not sure who he had do the full restoration after he bought it, but Wayne Obry's Motion Products has been doing all the work on the car recently. Hope that helps

-Jarrett

 

Yes, nice "story" indeed. They married in 1950, so unless he was really late, not possible. The Paris Salon was Oct 7-17, 1954 and he registered the car in December. It's unlikely he bought the car for her as she hated his Ferraris and said so to family members.

He'd wrecked his 375MM (0402) so perhaps the car was a "replacement" until it was repaired. The only custom coachwork he is known to have ordered was the Scaglietti replacement body for 0402.

T308

 

Steve, It's Grigio Ortello (without the "h") and it is, as you suspected, 2.443.813 . The color can be seen in Post 7 of the thread, "365 GT 2+2 Restoration Questions". That's in the Vintage section also. I don't know how to link to posts.
Tom Kizer

 

Very interesting but it sparks the question: Why did 0456AM became known as the Ingrid Bergman Ferrari? It is clear she never even owned it and probably never drove it. Sure, the car was owned by her famous movie-directing husband, but why isn't it known as the other Rossellini-Ferrari then?

Did mr Rossellini himself say he bought the car for Ingrid Bergman?

 

My personal favorite is grigio fumo. It looks stunning with lighter leather (parchment?), dark red carpets and black top.

Jack

 

It's all about "Star Power". Rossellini was a name, Bergman was a face. Beautiful car=Beautiful woman. Beautiful car NOT= Balding Italian Director with diminishing skills and irregular morals.

T308

 

But no one would ever call 0402AM the Bergman-Ferrari. That one is always referred to as the Roberto Rossellini car, allthough 0456AM apparantly has had as much to do with Ingrid Bergman as 0402AM has.

 

My 330 GT was originally grigio fumo. It's basically a battleship or machine tool gray. Actually looks great on a 330 with a red interior. Can't wait to get mine back to the original color from its current "sell me" red.

 

I'd describe fumo as more of a graphite color. Battleship would be a lighter shade I think.

Jack

 

Can anybody confirm the statement, that the actual color of 0456 AM was from the Corvette palette?
Is it a myth, a guess or a fact?

 

Hello GTE,

was this just a correction of the spelling in Steves listing or do you have hints that 0456 AM was painted in Grigio Ortello?

Very nice color indeed. Espacially on this 365 GT 2+2

Till

 

I'm sorry for the confusion. I was just providing the correct spelling and confirming that Steve was right in suspecting the number he had for Grigio Ortello was wrong. I have no knowledge of the color of 0456 AM. Thanks for the compliment on the color of my car, although many people who don't know Ferraris think because it's not red, it must be an old "Jaguar". I hate when that happens.
Tom Kizer

 

Tom

really nice car. Love the wheels.
I don't like Borranis with cars of that time.
Even on a 275 GTB I'd prefer these.

I'm really sorry for you with that Jaguar-Thing.
I'd hate that too...

No news on the colour of 0456 AM?
I think Wayne Ausbrooks tried to contact the owner some time ago.

Till

 

OMG LOL color first appeared in a corvette https://www.corvsport.com/silver-1975-chevrolet-corvette/